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What Are Effects Of Hookah On Health?
Question: Yesterday, I didnt eat all day (no reason). Visit the hookah lounge at 7pm with an old friend (not a regular user) and had a 2 hour hookah session and 2 beers. Get home, nausea, vomit, diarrea. Today, mild chest pain, stomach ache, headache and black tarry stool. Feel better, but still tarry stool and mild symptoms.
Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are acute gastritis or peptic ulcer
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
All your symptoms are due to gastric irritation caused by not eating the whole day and having hookah.
Tarry black stools are seen in upper gastrointestinal bleeding like in
stomach ulcer bleed
Duodenal ulcer bleed
The following are treatment options :
1)tab.rabeprazole 20 mg
2)mix one gm of omez insta in a half glass of water and drink to reduce epigastric pain.
3)tab.ondansetron 4 mg to prevent vomiting. It is to be taken once daily for 2 days.
4)if diarrhoea persists, tab.loperamide can be taken.
5) take bland food.
6) Avoid alcohol
7)Also avoid coffee and tea for few days.
Hope i have answered your question. Please let me know if you need any further assistance. Thank you.
Take care.
Your symptoms are acute gastritis or peptic ulcer
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
All your symptoms are due to gastric irritation caused by not eating the whole day and having hookah.
Tarry black stools are seen in upper gastrointestinal bleeding like in
stomach ulcer bleed
Duodenal ulcer bleed
The following are treatment options :
1)tab.rabeprazole 20 mg
2)mix one gm of omez insta in a half glass of water and drink to reduce epigastric pain.
3)tab.ondansetron 4 mg to prevent vomiting. It is to be taken once daily for 2 days.
4)if diarrhoea persists, tab.loperamide can be taken.
5) take bland food.
6) Avoid alcohol
7)Also avoid coffee and tea for few days.
Hope i have answered your question. Please let me know if you need any further assistance. Thank you.
Take care.
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